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3	->''Alfred is about to live Arthur's darkest secret - for those who stare too long into the abyss may find it staring back at them.''
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5	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8660388/1/The-Clockwork-Stranger The Clockwork Stranger]]'' is a [[DarkFic dark]] HighSchoolAU fanfiction loosely based on ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', in which an arrogant Alfred F. Jones messes with exactly the wrong person, and buckets of NightmareFuel and {{Squick}} ensue.
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7	A short summary: Alfred is a popular, athletic, and fanatically religious student in southern Ohio who becomes rather enraged when the resident [[LonersAreFreaks strange boy]] Arthur Kirkland [[FelonyMisdemeanor steals his parking space]]. In a quickly escalating retribution, Alfred winds up turning the majority of the student body against Arthur's bizarre habits and social apathy. Arthur means to take a minor revenge by scrawling an occult symbol on Alfred's hand; however, it seems, he has less control over the demon he's summoned than he had previously anticipated.
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9	Elements of horror, burgeoning romance, and a clash of philosophies combine to what is regarded as a very worthwhile read for ''Hetalia'' fans and others alike. It is, however, [[{{Gorn}} rated M for a reason]].
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12	!!This fanfiction provides examples of:
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14	%%* ArmouredClosetGay: Alfred, though less fiercely as the story goes along. One of the reasons he hates Arthur.
15	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur just wants to spook Alfred. Well, it works... just a bit too well.
16	%%* BigBad: [[spoiler: Slenderman]]. It's thoroughly terrifying.
17	%%* BlackMagic: Arthur is a practitioner of it, albeit not a very good one.
18	%%* BreakTheCutie: In the case of both Alfred and (later) Arthur.
19	%%* BreakTheHaughty: This happens to Alfred over the course of the story, though it comes to a head with [[spoiler: his death]].
20	%%* CrisisOfFaith: An ongoing subplot for Alfred during his struggles with Arthur and the demon.
21	%%* ClassicalAntihero: Both Alfred and Arthur qualify.
22	%%* TheCynic: Arthur is this, though by the end some of [[LoveFreak Alfred]] seems to have rubbed off on him.
23	%%* DarkerAndEdgier: Than the source material. Hence the DarkFic.
24	%%* DarkFic: Immensely so.
25	%%* DespairEventHorizon: For Alfred, it's when Arthur leaves him alone [[spoiler: after they kiss]]. For Arthur, it's when [[spoiler: the demon rapes Alfred]].
26	* DisproportionateRetribution: Arthur's revenge for Alfred's teasing? It ''[[spoiler: kills him]]''
27	%%* EnemyMine: For a short time, when Alfred falls asleep on Arthur in the church.
28	%%* EvilIsNotAToy: Arthur learns this in a very hard way.
29	%%* FelonyMisdemeanor: Arthur parking in Alfred's parking space. Due to DisproportionateRetribution, Alfred's bullying becomes this.
30	%%* TheFundamentalist: Alfred, making his experiences with Arthur and the occult all the more difficult for him to understand or accept.
31	%%* GeniusDitz: Alfred is this, and gradually more so as the story goes.
32	%%* GoodShepherd: Father Rome of Alfred's church is this, acting as a voice of reason and kindness for both main characters.
33	%%* HighSchoolAU: A rather dark example, of course.
34	%%* KnightInSourArmor: Arthur is this, though the "knight" part didn't come out until later.
35	%%* LonersAreFreaks: Arthur proves this to be true, being a demon-summoner and all.
36	* LoveHurts: For both Alfred, whose attraction to Arthur triggers a poorly-timed CrisisOfFaith, and Arthur, who must [[spoiler: leave his beloved to die]].
37	%%* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Alfred, particularly in the second half.
38	%%* NoodleIncident: Arthur's first attempt at summoning demons.
39	* PrayerIsALastResort: [[spoiler: Alfred prays for the dawn and Arthur as he dies. His prayers are answered.]]
40	%%* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: In the final chapter, [[spoiler: the demon does this to Alfred, pushing the horror of the situation up to eleven]].
41	* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:Alfred gets carved up for months without sleep, crashes his car, has his intestines flayed, his eye ripped out, and his ribs torn apart before he finally dies... after another few minutes.]]
42	%%* SaintlyChurch: Alfred and Arthur attend one, and the finale takes place in one.
43	* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler: Arthur leaves Alfred to die, hoping for his pain to end.]]
44	%%* SingleTargetSexuality: Arthur thinks he might be this for Alfred, though it's somewhat [[AmbiguouslyGay ambiguous]].
45	%%* TragicBromance: [[spoiler:Poor Alfred. This doesn't end well for him.]]
46	%%* {{Tsundere}}: Arthur, particularly at the beginning.
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